representative steve israel is the chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee, the so-called three ccc, charged with giving control of the house of representatives. we had a chance to speak with him earlier today about his fight to take control of the house and the republicans war on the middle class. >> eliot: congressman, there is a sense that the middle class is under assault and the foundation that this nation built for the middle class is under assault. do you sense that when you're out there campaigning. >> absolutely. i travel all over the country. no matter where i am, there is a sense that the middle class is under assault by the republican congress who wants to ship middle class jobs to china yesterday of providing incentives of creating new jobs for america. they have sided with the rich and turned against the middle class. >> eliot: when up the you were at the dnc, you began with a beautiful story about how one individual mailed in a war bond from world war ii and said my dad bought this but i want this used to make taken a democratic stronghold. >> i received a w